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Rebel in Town (1956)
Ex-Confederate Bedloe Mason and his four sons ride into a small Western town with robbery in mind. Hearing a suspicious "click," Wes Mason whirls and shoots dead a boy playing with a cap pistol. The Mason clan then flees but Gray Mason, feeling remorse, decides to return to the town. He winds up at the home of John and Nora Willoughby who, unknown to him, are parents of the dead boy. Nora recognizes him as one of the Confederates but keeps quiet, wishing to avoid more violence. However, when John learns of Gray's true identity, he determines to avenge his son's death
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Ex-Confederate Bedloe Mason and his four sons ride into a small Western town with robbery in mind. Hearing a suspicious "click," Wes Mason whirls and shoots dead a boy playing with a cap pistol. The Mason clan then flees but Gray Mason, feeling remorse, decides to return to the town. He winds up at the home of John and Nora Willoughby who, unknown to him, are parents of the dead boy. Nora recognizes him as one of the Confederates but keeps quiet, wishing to avoid more violence. However, when John learns of Gray's true identity, he determines to avenge his son's death
Rating:NR
Genre:Western
Written By:Danny Arnold
In Theaters:7/30/1956
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Runtime:78 minutes
Studio:Bel-Air Productions
Cast
Alfred L. Werker
Director
John Payne
John Willoughby
Ruth Roman
Nora Willoughby
J. Carrol Naish
Bedloe Mason
Ben Cooper
Gray Mason
John Smith
Wesley Mason
Ben Johnson
Frank Mason
James Griffith
Marshal Adam Russell
Mary Adams
Grandma Ackstadt
Bobby Clark
Peter Willoughby
Mimi Gibson
Lisbeth Ackstadt
Sterling Franck
Cain Mason (as Cain Mason)
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